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Considerate choices: RSMR s four responsible fund picks for conscientious investors
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RSMR s research team tells
Investment Week which four funds have the biggest allocation across the firm s Responsible portfolios, and why.
Royal London Ethical Bond
8% of the RSMR Responsible Cautious, 5% of RSMR Responsible Balanced This fund methodology incorporates [Royal London s] SRI negative screening process as part of its credit analysis, the team said.
Last year saw $505.8bn of specific use of proceeds issuance , which encompasses social bonds, green bonds and sustainability bonds, according to Bloomberg data.
This included an 894% year-on-year growth in the issuance of social bonds, up from 2019 s then-record $18bn, with 2021 issuance of the instruments already hitting $101.9bn as of 21 April.
Social bonds are defined by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) as use of proceeds bonds that raise funds for new and existing projects with positive social outcomes .
Bond, who was involved in the development of the ICMA s social bond principles through membership on a number of subcommittees, acknowledged last year s social bond issuance growth came from a very low base but said he expects further growth on a similar trajectory to what we have seen with green bonds since 2014 .
U.K.âs Green Ambitions Trail Europe in Sustainable Bond Market
Mar 06 2021, 6:29 PM
March 06 2021, 10:30 AM
March 06 2021, 6:29 PM
(Bloomberg) The U.K.âs late entry to the booming green debt market will leave it struggling to catch up with European peers, undermining ambitions for London to become a world leader in environmental finance.
(Bloomberg) The U.K.âs late entry to the booming green debt market will leave it struggling to catch up with European peers, undermining ambitions for London to become a world leader in environmental finance.
The British government will only sell its first green asset this summer, by which time Germany will have a whole yield curve of debt for investors. Spain will also beat it to a debut, following a record-breaking entrance from Italy this month, while France is the top issuer.